DATE OF INCIDENT: 8/12/2010
INCIDENT TYPE: HazMat
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 5th and Bernard
CITY: Spokane
STATE: WA
ZIP: 99204
NARRATIVE: On Thursday August 12th, 2010 at 12:04 P.M. the Spokane Fire Department Hazardous Materials Team responded on a report of a peculiar solution in a container on the top of a roof near the corner of 5th and Bernard. After their arrival, the team reported that the solution was bubbling inside a container. A hot zone was created which protects the immediate area from any spill or possible pressure rupture from the solution. A request was made for the Spokane Police Department to respond and also the City/County Explosives Disposal Unit in case this proved to be a device that could detonate. Bernard was closed from 4th to 5th and 5th from Bernard to Washington. After consulting with the Explosives Unit and the Spokane Police Department, it was decided that the Haz Mat Team would send in their Entry Team along with a Backup Team and attempt to test the solution while wearing their protective suits. The team entered the hot zone and successfully tested the solution using their Mass Spectrometer instrument and discovered that the solution contained a number of different chemicals. After obtaining these specific chemical names, assistance was sought using the teams Mobile Data Computer to communicate with a remote lab located on the east coast and soon the results were available to the team. It was revealed that the solution was harmless and posed no threat to the public. There were 9 trained Hazardous Materials Technicians and Specialists who responded on this call.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Container left by someone on a rooftop.
DAMAGE EXTENT: None.
DOLLAR LOSS: 0
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE: 9
MUTUAL AID: None Given
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